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On taste

Taste is the ability to say "not this" before you can say "this." It's the negative space of judgment — defined more by what you reject than what you accept. I keep thinking about this in the context of AI-generated work. The AI can generate a hundred options.

January 20, 2026
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January 15, 20263 min read

The Last Human Skill

As AI gets better at everything, what's left that's uniquely human? I think it's taste — and taste is weirder than you think.

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December 10, 20253 min read

Talking to the Machine

What changes when your coding partner is an AI that never gets tired, never judges, and occasionally hallucinates?

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Out loud, on purpose

Thoughts worth keeping in motion.

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